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Crispy Onion and Bacon Smash Burgers take tasty to a new level

Publix · Cloquet

Crispy Onion and Bacon Smash Burgers take tasty to a new level

71% Right coverage: 14 sources

FARGO — My baby brother was visiting us from Florida earlier this month, and he kept waxing on about the amazing bacon and onion burgers he buys at his local Publix grocery store. When my men heard this, they quickly proclaimed that I would make them even better than Publix. I laughed because burgers are one of the easiest ways for me to satisfy their carnivorous cravings, and the process could not be simpler. These Crispy Onion and Bacon Smash …See the Story

24 years ago, a 400-pound white Siberian tiger named Como attacked a child

Cloquet · Cloquet

24 years ago, a 400-pound white Siberian tiger named Como attacked a child

71% Right coverage: 14 sources

RACINE, Minn. — Twenty-four years ago, a 7-year-old girl went to a local animal park with her mother. Little did they know, the events at the park would solidify their daughter’s place in local and national headlines. On July 22, 2001, Emily Hartman went to BEARCAT Hollow, an animal park in Racine, Minnesota, that has since been sold. Hours into her family’s afternoon at the park, the 7-year-old was attacked by a 400-pound white Siberian tiger n…See the Story

Wrong Days in Wright returns for 60th anniversary

Parade · Cloquet

Wrong Days in Wright returns for 60th anniversary

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

WRIGHT — Righties hitting lefty and lefties throwing righty. Backward pants and upside-down ballcaps. And, instead of exclaiming “BINGO!,” locals yell “OGNIB!” Everything seems to be going wrong in Wright. “It's all done backwards because it has to be wrong,” said Linda Dahlman, organizer of the annual Wrong Days in Wright town festival. Festival organizers want to make sure they do Wrong Days right this year to mark its 60th anniversary, which …See the Story

Northland Nature: Pair of summer frog species are calling

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

The morning is calm and clear. Probably the coolest time of day, the temperature is in the upper 50s. I walk to the lake to look at this summer scene. A phoebe nesting here is active. Red-eyed vireos and wood-pewees sing from nearby trees. By mid-July, most birds have stopped singing, but these two continue. A couple cedar waxwings and an olive-sided flycatcher are on the lakeshore tree branches. A splash tells me that a kingfisher dives for din…Cloquet · Cloquet See the Story

Former Cloquet resident donates $1.2M for Pine Valley pavilion

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CLOQUET — The city formally accepted a $1.18 million donation from former resident Michael Medich to help fund a pavilion at Pine Valley Recreation Area. The Cloquet City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to accept the donation and construct the $1.86 million building, which will be named the Medich Family Pavilion & Trailhead. The building is intended to supplement the park’s existing chalet, which council documents describe as unequipped to ha…Cloquet · Cloquet See the Story

Community Calendar: Wrong Days, Agate Days, and Science Museum visits

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Esko Parking projects bring (expensive) surprises

Esko school board members and superintendent Aaron Fischer took a walk east of the school grounds Monday for a visual inspection of the dirt and sand construction site that will soon form an expanded parking lot. The new lot sits adjacent to an existing staff parking lot, on a former residential property that the school district purchased last year. The lot will add 80 to 90 parking spaces to the...Cloquet · Cloquet Read Article

Rain, smoke can't spoil softball parade

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Obituary: Lance Walter Meyen

Lance Walter Meyen, age 56, of Cloquet, Minnesota unexpectedly passed away in his home on Thursday, June 19, 2025. He was born on April 9, 1969, the son of Walter and Janet (Baxter) Meyen. Lance was raised in Columbia Heights, Minnesota where he received his education and enjoyed playing sports, especially football. Lance graduated from college with a degree in forestry and management resources....Cloquet · Cloquet Read Article

Flat tire stops man with runaway juvenile

A 25-year-old St. Paul man who drove to Cloquet to meet with a 13-year-old girl is facing first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct charges. Joshua Patrick Baxter was arrested Thursday, July 10 after Carlton County dispatch received a report of a runaway girl. According to the criminal complaint, friends told the girl’s mother that she had left Sather Park in Scanlon with someone named “Jos...Cloquet · Cloquet Read Article

Opera coming to the Scott House

Lyric Opera of the North’s Summer Sparkler concert at the Historical Scott House in rural Carlton is set for Aug. 5. The outdoor concert and fundraiser features an opera-cabaret, “The Birds, the Bees, and the Baldwin Sisters: An Operatic Tribute to our brothers’ copious ex-girlfriends.” Tickets are $22, $12 for students. Picnic boxes are also available. Purchase tickets at loonopera.org or call 21...Cloquet · Cloquet Read Article

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